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Special to the Times Vedette Lori Mannel of Jefferson has accepted the position of regional director for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach serving Carroll, Greene, Boone and Guthrie counties in central Iowa. As regional director, Mannel will provide...

Special to the Times Vedette The Heckman Family Reunion was held Sunday, July 14 at the Stuart American Legion Hall. A noon potluck was enjoyed, plus an assortment of calendars displayed including one with the date of Easter Sunday, March 31, missing. Karen Costanzo...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The public is invited to join the Guthrie County Historical Village Foundation on Saturday, Aug. 24 for an evening of education, food, fun and fundraising for Baker No. 2 School, which is located at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds in...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette ACGC high school students who were placed on either the Dean’s List (Grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99) or President’s List (GPA of 4) based on their DMACC GPA for the spring term (minimum of 6 credits taken) are: Dean’s List: Adalyn...

Special to the Times Vedette The 10 Squared Women of Guthrie County held its second quarter meeting on Tuesday, May 28 at Twin Vines Winery in Panora. Fifty-two women attended in person and 12 members attended via Zoom. After hearing presentations from Stuart Police...

By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette The Ten Squared Plus Men’s group met Thursday, July 25 at the Links Conference Center.  Social time was sponsored by Mitch Johnk and Panorama Benefits.  Three presentations were made: Kirby Klinge presented on behalf of the Yale Fire...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the special meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on July 25, the supervisors discussed the wording to be used in the ballot measure regarding the proposed countywide emergency medical services plan. After some...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette  During the regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on July 23, the supervisors continued their discussion about the process of developing a countywide EMS plan. “What is the plan?” Supervisor Mike Dickson asked. In...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the July 22 meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, Mark and Derrik Bauer (Tri-County Lumber) spoke regarding the city's plans for building and selling a home at 907 Main St. The public hearing on the issue had been set for...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette At the July 22 regular meeting of the Panora City Council, several citizens had signed up to address the council regarding the proposed Ordinance 354 (Chapter 149). The council had proposed prohibiting the large shipping containers that...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Carolyn England shared her July 17 experience on the walking/bike trail in Panora. “Mary Williamson and I are regular trail walkers, and the weather this week has been so much more pleasant than the heat before. We were happy to walk...

  The story of how Dean Wetzel came to own this car is meaningful and bittersweet. By Rich Wicks | Guthrie Center Times Dean Wetzel knows cars, which stands to reason, since he’s been working on them during his “day job” for the past 42 years at Wetzel Repair in...

Special to the Times Vedette  Students made wind chimes on Wednesday at Art on State using bottle caps buttons, pony beads and bells for the windchimes. Next week, they will make Tic Tac Toe boards. Art on State is an art gallery created by the Guthrie County Arts...

From Iowa State University Extension and Outreach The middle of summer is officially here, and so is sweet corn season. With the unusual weather events this year, Iowans can still expect to see an abundance of their favorite sweet corn variety. Iowans in the southeast...